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Meanwhile, Dogecoin (DOGE) rose only about 6% during the same period, while other dog-themed tokens increased by around 10%, indicating that capital was primarily concentrated into SHIB. In the derivatives market, during this rally, positions of about 2,300 traders in SHIB and 1000SHIB were liquidated, with a total liquidation value of about $6 million, of which short positions accounted for about $5 million, but analysis suggests that short covering was more a result of the price increase rather than the main driving factor of this market movement.
on July 16, Bitcoin ETFs registered a net inflow of $79.15 million, marking the third consecutive trading day of positive inflows. Among them, Blackrock IBIT saw a net inflow of $33.44 million, Fidelity FBTC recorded a net inflow of $30.73 million, and Bitwise BITB posted a net inflow of $14.98 million. Ethereum ETFs recorded a net outflow of $28.04 million on the same day. Grayscale Ether Mini Trust saw a net outflow of $14.28 million, Fidelity FETH recorded a net outflow of $11.20 million, and Grayscale ETHE reported a net outflow of $4.84 million; meanwhile, Bitwise ETHW posted a net inflow of $2.28 million. XRP ETFs recorded a net inflow of $6.78 million on that day, while Solana ETFs saw a net inflow of $1.66 million. T. Rowe Price's TKNZ began trading with approximately $15 million in initial assets, with a portfolio including Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, Solana, XRP, HYPE, XLM, and Dogecoin.
the U.S. SEC stated on Tuesday that it is publicly seeking comments on the regulatory approach for "novel ETFs," evaluating whether existing fund registration and listing processes need adjustments. This review comes amid the rapid expansion of crypto ETFs and an increase in applications for prediction market-related ETFs.SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said the regulator wants to hear market opinions to ensure that the U.S. ETF market can effectively serve investors while continuing to grow and innovate. Since Atkins took over as SEC Chairman in April 2025, the SEC has approved multiple crypto ETFs beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, including products tracking assets like SOL and DOGE.Currently, market attention is shifting towards prediction market ETFs linked to political and economic outcomes. The SEC has not yet approved such funds for listing and trading and has delayed several related applications. Atkins previously stated that the SEC will evaluate these products in a "transparent and prudent" manner.In this request for comment, the SEC is asking whether a standardized listing framework should be established for ETFs meeting specific criteria and whether certain novel ETFs need to register as investment companies. TD Cowen analysts believe that this request for comment could potentially lead to rule changes as early as 2027, allowing the SEC to permit a wider range of ETF types, including products based on event contracts, crypto assets, and single-stock strategies. (The Block)
Ansem posted on X, stating that his past judgments regarding celebrity participation in crypto projects were overly idealistic. He had assumed they would not "rug" millions of supporters, but this assumption has been proven wrong by reality, and he stated he will not make the same judgment error in the future.However, Ansem emphasized that he is not a celebrity himself and has no intention of exiting a project improperly. He believes that Meme and narrative-based tokens may still play a "net positive" role in the crypto market, including attracting new users into the industry, providing speculative liquidity for the market, and reactivating market sentiment during bear market bottoms.Using Dogecoin and Bonk as examples, he stated that such assets have brought large-scale user adoption and wealth effects in different cycles. Dogecoin's market cap once reached $11 billion, while Bonk helped revive sentiment within the Solana ecosystem during the低迷 period following the FTX collapse.Ansem also mentioned that he entered the crypto industry in 2017, quit his job as a software engineer in 2021, and is currently co-founding the trading application BullpenFi while hosting the podcast project MarketBubble. He noted that he has participated in discussions on multiple Meme coins in the past, but often encountered anonymous accounts using liquidity structures to front-run and then "dump" on the opposite side, making him a tool for attention. He emphasized that his current project is the first time he is participating with "control over the majority of the token supply" and stated that he will attempt to find a balance between market attention and industry building.
Odaily reports, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale has opened 20x leveraged long positions on ETH and BTC, currently holding 4,600 ETH and 1,182 BTC, as well as a 10x leveraged long position on DGE, currently holding 19.47 million DGE.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), a newly created wallet opened a 10x long position of 20 million DOGE worth $2.25 million on Hyperliquid over the past 6 hours at an average price of $0.11. The current liquidation price is $0.10284.
according to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale address 0x8d0E, which had previously accumulated losses of approximately $13.74 million, opened a 10x leveraged long position on DOGE in the past 2 hours. The position size is 40 million DOGE, worth about $4.4 million.
according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, since the afternoon of April 23, Binance's contract open interest has risen from 2.31 billion to a peak of 3.23 billion DOGE, an increase of 920 million DOGE, approximately $100 million, representing a growth rate of 39.8%. During the same period, the token's price only rose by a maximum of 5%.
According to DL News, CoinMarketCap data shows that the meme coin sector rose nearly 20% over the past month, with its total market capitalization climbing to $34 billion—still down approximately 75% from its peak of nearly $140 billion in December 2024. Analysts say this rally is primarily driven by improved risk appetite, heightened on-chain speculation, and sharp gains among a few top-tier tokens—factors that may not fully reflect the sector’s overall health. Dogecoin remains the highest-market-cap and highest-trading-volume meme coin, yet it is down 87% from its 2021 all-time high. Additionally, the SEC and CFTC recently proposed a five-category token classification framework that classifies meme coins as collectibles; Canary Capital has also filed an application with the SEC for a Pepe ETF.